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I know this is for interesting boats, but since you asked...Wife fell off the boat, concussion with 3 staples, three transverse process fractures L2,3,4, contusions etc. I thought she was dead, I saw everything flushed down the toilet in those few seconds, thinking of the Schumacher tragedy. All because no ladder was provided. Slip was not big enough to use the swim platform, and the small side step is all we had to board and disembark. Interesting enough, there was a boarding ladder at the dock, but it was for the aluminum boat next to us. Why this boat had no ladder is beyond me, as the folks on the 42 Grand Banks that saw the accident across from us in 4th of July had one for their boat. They saw the accident and I went over the next day to thank them for their help and to find out what happened. The gentleman actually ran over to our boat in bare socks and arrived just after I did. Wife still is in pain, has lost her sense of smell due to the concussion, broke a beautiful opal ring I purchased for her in Jackson Hole, I Watch shattered, and her expensive Provda bag and jacket ruined from blood. And a whole host of other things. Although I have not heard from an adjuster, they are aware of the fall that occurred on August 10th. First thing I did when I felt she had stabilize was seek out a civil litigator in Ketchikan just in case there is an issue with their insurance. They have all the details, but I hope we will not have to engage. While my wife and I are not spring chickens, we are not feeble. A sound boarding ladder provided, this would have never happened. The good news is although she has never piloted, or docked a boat of this size, she did so with the expert guidance of the lead boat captain and was having the time of her life. She's sporty, a phenomenal vibrant woman, a pilot who loves to drive her cars at speed. We've done most of the great tracks in America, and it was/is my hope to get her interested in the Trawler lifestyle. We would love to do FL to Maine etc before we run out of health.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/photos-a-flock-of-ferraris-1438701662
To be clear the folk at NW Exploration where just wonderful, sans the lack of boarding ladder. I would hope this will be corrected in the future. It was a very memorable trip with a bad landing. Pictured is the scene of the accident and also a few of our cars at our home is SC. We hope to be back to driving these soon, and it would be nice to find a Bristol condition 46 or 47 low hours GB Classic. If you have or know of one, please send it my way. I love my wife!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/photos-a-flock-of-ferraris-1438701662
To be clear the folk at NW Exploration where just wonderful, sans the lack of boarding ladder. I would hope this will be corrected in the future. It was a very memorable trip with a bad landing. Pictured is the scene of the accident and also a few of our cars at our home is SC. We hope to be back to driving these soon, and it would be nice to find a Bristol condition 46 or 47 low hours GB Classic. If you have or know of one, please send it my way. I love my wife!
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